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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No = -D ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 19, 1992 SUBJECT: North Chatham Fire Department Contract DEPARTMENT Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X ATTACHMENT(S) Proposed Contract INFORMATION CONTACT Mike Tapp, ext 3030 TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Mebane 227 -2031 Durham 688 -7331 PURPOSE: To approve the general form and content of a contract for fire protection services between Orange County and the North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department. BACKGROUND: For many years, fire protection services in the Damascus and Southern Triangle Fire Districts in Orange County have been provided by the North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department. In recent years, these services have been provided by the department based on appropriations from the County of approximately $50,000 annually. These appropriations have been funded through fire district taxes levied on property in the two districts. Last fall, the Board of Commissioners approved a standardized contract for use between the County and the respective volunteer fire departments providing service to Orange County residents. Staff have held discussions with representatives of North Chatham concerning the renewal of contractual arrangements using a slightly modified version of the standardized contract. The recommended change includes a provision that North Chatham will provide fire protection services to the Damascus and Southern Triangle Fire Districts in return for an annual appropriation of $50,000, reduced by any payments received by the department from municipalities as a result of annexation of former fire district territory. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proposed contract with North Chatham volunteer Fire Department, as to general form and content, and authorize the Chair to sign it, based on final review and subject to minor revisions by the County Attorney.